The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-16

Emmett, and lie down in the fold of
British Toryism. The film that over
came his eyesight must have been work
| ing out from within for some time.
AS for Arthur j. Balfour, Rt. Hon,
and soforth, it is an extraordinary crea-
ture to send us. I saw him in Edin-
burgh last August, officiating as Scotch
Secretary, on the occasion of q Queens
visit. He was mounted in a chariot
and wore various devices, such as
cocked-hat and feathers, which became
him very we'll. 1t seemed to me that
he was cut Out for work Of that kind,
suited to his sensuous nature, and T
mentally offered him my congratula-
tions and hoped the Queen would wish
him "Good-day.n Now it comes that
he is turned over to us and must visit q
city where, if he ventured to ride down
Dame street in a cooked hat, the boys
would guy him and snigger at his de-
pertinent. which is most impolite to
rising young man. But why cid they
make him Irish SearetarY9 The excuse
is, that it was his uncle did it at a
scratch Cabinet meeting on Saturday
forenoon when Beach handed in his
papers from the eminent Oculists, and
the rest Of the Cabinet were rather in 9.
hurry. 1t seems that Lord Salisbury
was so twitted at the delay i'll filling up
the last vacancy wheD Churchill kicked
out, and having iIaplored Lord Hart
ington to come home and help him FROM
the Riviera, that he made up his mind
there should be 10 hitch next time, and
SO we have been presented with }is
nephew as a pledge of the famous
twenty years Of resolute government.
Mr.. Balfour, I understand, protested
that he did not want to go to Ireland
that he should be seasick-- that the
journey Was beastly-ard great deal
more TO the same effect, but Uncle
Cecil was obdilrate, and so hahemus
Balfour. lie will be able to write q
new chapter to his work-a "Detenca
of Philosophic Doubt before he is
done with Ireland. He will have a
good many philosophic doubts to en-
large upon ere long. 1t is to be COLI
fessed, however, that the Cabinet had
good reason for anxiety to patch up the
vacancy before the resignation was an
nounced, for there has recently been
lowering about the Irish Office the
gaulat figure of Colonel Saunderson,
and the sea- green vjsage OF Mr.. r. w.
Russell, the whilk statesmen each con~
ceiving that it would be what is callad
"a graceful act" to the Iloyalists Of
Nor'east Ulster if he were well berthed
on Cork-hi'l. Hitherto they have been
preconising General Butler for early
sacrifice, but if they had got wind Of the
Beach collapse, without learning at the
same time that the breach was filled,
they would have been Gathering down
Downing street with their rets.iners BY
the next Omnibus, to beseech and be-
siege Salisbury TOR the job. Quintus
Curtius Ba]fonr, how ever. saved the
world from CHS, and accordingly hath
the praise from all his relatives. What
picques the Saunderson~ Russell crowd
is, that when the present Balfour is used
up be has an impressive brother loom.
ing after him in Parliament, and there
is also a baby-boy Of Lord Salisbury,s
in the House, called Cranbourne (who
cries great deal at night, and inter-
rupts his elders when he ought to be in
bed), and so the Nor'-east Ulstrists
want what they call an undertaking
against further nepotism. wish they
may get it. Meantime, a "boom" is
being got up for suppIanting Genera
Butler, whose days as Under-Secretary
will not be long in the land. He is ac-
cused OF having been in the 'sconspir-
acy" with the lamented Beach agains
the rackrenters, and though like the
distinguished cavalryman ne is, when
CHALLENGED at the police-ofice on
subject, he swore like a trooper, the
piercing eye. of Saunde1son and this
bilious glare OF Russell are still upon
him, SO that he would find it hard to-
hypothecate his next quarters salary in
a sensitive money market if he needed
a small advance on the security of his
Secretaryship. Fortunately the Gov
ernment are able to stall off the impor=
tunities Of the little Orange gang for
place by alleging that to appoint Par
liamentary Under-Secretary an Act.
should be passed, and to pass an &C
good sirs, in the present state Of public
business? Meantime we had supposed
that the famous lyrica, problem,
What's to become of King Harman,"
had been solved by appointing him in
spector to some small-arms factory,
post that some thought incongruous.
But que yoluez-vous? Life is hard, and
the Hebrews are abroad, but after all it
turns out to be a Colonel King-Harman,
brother OF the King we wot of. AS for
the effect Nfrecent trOnhlns on tho Nd;,,